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Understand more about the interaction between the natural and built environments, and what impact we are currently having on what can be sometimes opposing environments. Pete and the team at Wharton Natural Infrastructure Consultants will be speaking with architects, masterplanners, planning consultants, landscape architects, developers and land managers about how they reach a balance between land use and the natural environment. We will also explore what people think is important when considering developable areas and how, through good design and collaboration we can create better place and space where people want to live, work and play.
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#10. Biodiversity Net Gain with a Couple of Experts
This week its a double header, as we chat with the Principal Advisor on Net Gain to Natural England and champion of Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) and our very own in-house Senior Ecologist and expert on BNG. So welcome to Nick White of Natural England and Matt Wall of Wharton Natural Infrastructure Consultants.
We’re going to be looking at biodiversity net gain in detail and how it can be implemented effectively on individual development sites of all scales and then what the joined up approach is for Local Nature Recovery. This is a subject that has never been more talked about and we are seeing get implemented across sites, with so many benefits. The big take home is early planning, understand what you have on site and then you can plan for the 10% net gain.
We will try to cover a wide topic base including:
- how Nick and Matt got into their current roles
- the impact of Covid and peoples need for good well designed and local places
- the simple view of what BNG is and how it can be implemented
- the importance of BNG and how anyone can make small impacts
- the Environment Bill
- plus the importance of community building and how well Urban&Civic have got Alconbury Weald functioning so well
We will end with:
- what does great look like in relation to net gain and the future of the natural environment look like to you...
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